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The kit comes with plastic gear too. The metal ones look pretty extended though, not entirely sure... Heres pics!

Wurger, Thanks for the link! Yes, the 190 was the D9 model. the "fall of the Reich 1945" edition, #08120. had metal landing gear and rims, prop blades, and a sheet of PE goodies.

does anyone know if someone makes a good 1/32 kit of an La-7? I cant seem to find any. Also, I bought a kit recently of a 1/32 Hasegawa Fw190 "fall of the Reich" and it came with metal detail parts. It was one of the funnest builds I've done! Does anyone know how to determine what other...

Bitchin weathering! keep going with your artistic license, it came out excellent!

I managed to get all the old paint off with minimal loss of detail. some rivet detail was lost on the top side of the wings so i re-created them using small drops of glue from the tip of a needle all along the rivet lines. This is the first kit ive used a clear finish on, so I'm still learning...

I'd like to see a flight of those hanging from the ceiling, with a few escorts mixed in.

I'll try some oven cleaner on a wing and see what happens... I work on old Cadillacs and have a bunch of cars stuff around, would brake fluid or engine degreaser work?

It looks very heavy where its cracked, but i sprayed it evenly. maybe it was a thin viscosity and pooled up at certain points... i dont know... Oh well, my anger has subsided, i put on the Rolling Stones, grab a beer, removed the antennas, handles and small delicate pieces to start...

yea, i saw some videos on youtube last week on how to do it, my problem is finding someone with an inkjet printer i can use...:shock:

GREAT! I'll try squadron and Sprue brothers after looking up for something local here in California. Thanks a bunch!

well, I got the plane all ready for its first coat of sealer. I used a flat clear spray can by Valspar, which I had just purchased that same night, so it was brand new. I shook the paint very well, and even held it in front of my small heater to warm it up a bit(the temp in my garage is about...

Sorry, quick question. what brand of decal paper do you use? and where do you buy it? If I want to make a Ghostbusters logo small enough for a hot wheels car, using just red, white and black colours on a white background, I can just use White decal paper. Right?

WTF? Can some one help me figure out how I went from this: Then a coat of flat clear, then drying like this: ???? GRRRR, I'm so mad right now!

Thank you all for the tips, the paint was acrylic so I used a small amount of toothpaste to scrub the paint off, and wet q-tips to clear out the toothpaste. The P-61 canopy is clear again with no white residue. Mission Accomplished!

wow!